As for Scandinavia - over here "IT" usually means "install some Microsoft product". So HR is usually looking for people with the right certifications. Over time this generates a pattern where the guys in the IT department don't read or write any code. The guys that know how to write code ends up in software development, since the pay is better. There is even some "computer science" courses in univeristy that hardly teach people to code. Sad thing.

Isn't there any e ink device out there that's fit for the job? I have an amazon kindle with e ink screen, and even though it's 100% properitary and don't support epub, I still love the fact that I can read for hours without my eyes being sore.